Max Hastings

Max Hastings

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November 11th, 2025: Sword Beach: D-Day Baptism by Fire (Non-Fiction)

Operation Biting (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Max Hastings, on May 23rd, 2024.

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Max Hastings Stats: The most read book by Max Hastings on Book Notification is Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Max Hastings books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
America 1968
1969
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2
Barricades in Belfast: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland
1970
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3
Montrose: The Kings' Champion
1977
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4
Yoni: Hero Of Entebbe
1979
Go
5
6
Bomber Command
1979
Go
6
Victory in Europe: D-Day to V-E Day
1985
Go
7
Outside Days: Some Adventures with Rod and Gun
1989
Go
8
7
Going To The Wars
2000
Go
9
8
Editor: A Memoir
2002
Go
10
8
Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
2004
Go
11
Warriors: Portraits from the Battlefield
2005
Go
12
Country Fair: Tales Of The Countryside, Shooting And Fishing
2005
Go
13
Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
2007
Go
14
The Faces of World War II
2008
Go
15
Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945
2009
Go
16
Did You Really Shoot the Television?: A Family Fable
2010
Go
17
8
All Hell Let Loose: The World At War 1939 45
2011
Go
18
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
2011
Go
19
Scattered Shots
2012
Go
20
8
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
2013
Go
21
The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
2015
Go
22
World War Two
2018
Go
23
9.5
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
2018
Go
24
Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943
2019
Go
25
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
2021
Go
26
Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace
2021
Go
27
Men at War: Tales of Their Triumphs and Tragedies Across the Ages
2021
Go
28
Max Hastings on War
2022
Go
29
8
The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962
2022
Go
30
Operation Biting
2024
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31
Sword Beach: D-Day Baptism by Fire
2025
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List of Pan Military Classics Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dam Busters (By: Paul Brickhill)
1951
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2
6
Das Reich
1981
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3
4
The Battle for the Falklands (With: Simon Jenkins)
1983
Go
4
Overlord
1984
Go
5
The Korean War
1987
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List of Wordsworth Military Library Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Drama Of The Scharnhorst (By: Fritz-Otto Busch)
1951
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2
The Struggle for Europe (By: Chester Wilmot)
1952
Go
3
The Crecy War (By: Alfred H. Burne)
1955
Go
4
10
This Hallowed Ground (By: Bruce Catton)
1955
Go
5
The Agincourt War (By: Alfred H. Burne)
1956
Go
6
The Generalship of Alexander the Great (By: J.F.C. Fuller)
1958
Go
7
8.7
The Longest Day (By: Cornelius Ryan)
1959
Go
8
Julius Caesar (By: J Fuller)
1965
Go
9
Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses (By: A.L. Rowse)
1966
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10
A Concise History of Warfare (By: Bernard Montgomery)
1972
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11
Queen Victoria's Little Wars (By: Byron Farwell)
1972
Go
12
The Peninsular War (By: Roger Parkinson)
1973
Go
13
Winston Churchill (By: Henry Pelling)
1974
Go
14
The Hussar General: The Life of Blücher, Man of Waterloo (By: Roger Parkinson)
1975
Go
15
Rorke's drift (By: Michael Glover)
1975
Go
16
The Thin Yellow Line (By: William Moore)
1975
Go
17
The Great Anglo-Boer War (By: Byron Farwell)
1976
Go
18
The Battle of Loos (By: Philip Warner)
1976
Go
19
The English Civil War (By: Peter Young, Richard Holmes)
1976
Go
20
Rommel: The Trail of the Fox (By: David Irving)
1977
Go
21
Battle of Britain (With: Len Deighton)
1980
Go
22
The Great War (By: Correlli Barnett)
1980
Go
23
Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader (By: Laddie Lucas)
1981
Go
24
The Right of the Line (By: John Terraine)
1985
Go
25
The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason (By: Christopher Duffy)
1987
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26
The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered (By: Peter H. Liddle)
1988
Go
27
Business In Great Waters (By: John Terraine)
1989
Go
28
A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars (By: David G. Chandler)
1993
Go
29
Crusades (By: Robert Payne)
1998
Go
30
Aramada the Planning the Battle and After (By: Robert Milne Tyte)
1998
Go
31
Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim (By: Ronald Lewin)
1999
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32
Midway (By: Walter Lord)
2000
Go
33
Guide to the Battlefields of Europe (By: David Chandler)
2007
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List of Max Hastings Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
On War: The Best Military Histories
2013
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Max Hastings

Max Hastings was born on December 28th, 1945 and is currently 79 years old. Max Hastings was born in London.

Max Hastings has published 31 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1969 with the book America 1968. The most recently released was Operation Biting which was released in 2024.

Max Hastings has also written the Pan Military Classics series which has 5 books including The Dam Busters and Das Reich.

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Max Hastings: F.A.Q

When was Max Hastings Born? How old is Max Hastings?

Max Hastings was born on December 28th, 1945. Max Hastings is currently 79 years old.

Where was Max Hastings Born?

Max Hastings was born in London, .

What was the first book Max Hastings wrote?

The first book written by Max Hastings was America 1968, published in 1969.

What was the most recent book Max Hastings wrote?

Their most recently released work was Operation Biting on May 23rd, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Max Hastings?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Max Hastings book is Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975. Here are their most popular books:
  1. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (9.5)
  2. Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War (8)
  3. Das Reich (6)
  4. The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 (8)
  5. The Battle for the Falklands (4)

Are there upcoming new books by Max Hastings?

Max Hastings has a new book coming out on November 11th, 2025 called Sword Beach: D-Day Baptism by Fire.

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How many books has Max Hastings written?

Max Hastings has written 36 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 1 book in the Wordsworth Military Library Series, 31 Non-Fiction Books, 4 books in the Pan Military Classics Series.

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